Application of site and haplotype-frequency based approaches for detecting selection signatures in cattle

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>'Selection signatures' delimit regions of the genome that are, or have been, functionally important and have therefore been under either natural or artificial selection. In this study, two different and complementary method...

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Main Authors: Moore Stephen, Miller Steve, Schenkel Flavio, Hayes Ben, Gianola Daniel, Qanbari Saber, Thaller Georg, Simianer Henner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/12/318